COVID-19 Update: Pop-Up Sites June 16, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced additional pop-up testing sites will be available throughout the state this week. Testing began this morning at CityLink Center in Cincinnati and will also be available on Thursday and Friday from 10:00am until 3:00pm. Testing will resume at the CityLink Center next [...]
COVID-19 Update: Basic Reproduction Number June 16, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine released the latest basic reproduction number or R0 (pronounced “R naught”) for eight regions of Ohio. The R0 represents the number of people, on average, that a person will spread a disease to. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that [...]
COVID-19 Update: Summer Food Program June 16, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—More than 65,000 children a day are expected to take part in Ohio’s Summer Food Service Program this summer. With more than 1,500 sites across the state, many of the programs have set up new guidelines for distributing food to kids. Additional information can [...]
COVID-19 Update: Minority-Owned Businesses To Join ELITE USA June 11, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—JobsOhio today announced that minority-owned Stark County businesses will participate in ELITE, London Stock Exchange Group’s business support and development program. In collaboration with JobsOhio and the Stark County Minority Business Association, ELITE USA announced that 13 minority-owned businesses will make [...]
COVID-19 Update: ODJFS Employment/Training Grant June 11, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Lt. Governor Husted announced that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) will receive an $8.5 million federal Employment Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant to help reemploy individuals who lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and to help employers rebuild [...]
COVID-19 Update: New Role for Dr. Acton June 11, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced that Dr. Amy Acton will step down as director of the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and begin serving as his chief health advisor effective at the end of business today. Lance Himes, who previously served as ODH’s director, was [...]
COVID-19 Update: Place of Worship Best Practices June 11, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine today sent a letter to the ministerial community in Ohio to update them on the status of COVID-19 and provide suggested best practices for resuming in-person services. “Although Ohio never closed churches, synagogues, mosques, or other places of worship during this [...]
COVID-19 Update: Basic Reproduction Number June 11, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine today released the latest basic reproduction number or R0 (pronounced “R naught”) for eight regions of Ohio. The R0 represents the number of people, on average, that a person will spread a disease to. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate [...]
COVID-19 Update: Testing Expansion June 11, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced today that Ohio is expanding testing and encouraged those who want a COVID-19 test, including those who are low-risk or asymptomatic, to talk with their health care provider or contact a testing location to arrange a test. “Until now, we have very [...]
COVID-19 Update: Ohio National Guard June 5, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced today that he has directed Adjutant General John C. Harris Jr. to work with Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Tom Stickrath to set up enhanced procedures to ensure that members of the Ohio National Guard do not have ties to hate [...]
